May 28, 2008 04:01
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
无米不能为炊
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What's the meaning of 无米不能为炊?
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can't cook a meal without rice
解释成语“巧妇难为无米之炊”_雅虎知识堂 - [ Translate this page ]用法主谓式；作谓语、定语；比喻做事缺少必要条件，很难做成近义词无米难为炊反义词指雁为羹英文the cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice--one can't ...
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orientalhorizon
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: No stuff, no cook. Something like: No money, no honey. Or: No power, no talk.
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Jason Ma
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855649 (X)
: though i prefer to Wenjer's "no..no.." structure. No rice, no meal, or something
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Duobing Chen
China
China
Native in Chinese
China
Specified in Technical & engineering
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
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no rice, no meal.
供参考
4 hrs
If you have no hand you can't make a fist
这句话来自中国的一个成语：巧妇难为无米之炊
for information
for information
6 hrs
you can't leave rice out of me goreng
or it will be called something else, won't it?
Discussion
One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
One can't make bricks without straw.
You cannot make an omelette without breaking egg.
If you have no hand you can't make a fist.